Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to Ashes brings art and research together to explore ash dieback, environmental change and the loss of familiar trees from our towns and countryside.
A ‘Shocking’ New Way to Detect Mouth Cancer
Could electricity help detect mouth cancer earlier? Put on a lab coat and test virtual healthy and cancerous mouths using diagnostic devices.
A Toxic Heritage
Explore A Toxic Heritage, a photographic series sharing the experiences of people affected by mesothelioma and the networks of care, support, hope and connection around them.
Calling Barnsley
Step inside a giant phonebox and hear stories from Barnsley, told by local people. Calling Barnsley brings the town to life through audio, with drop in workshops to share your own story.
Cardio-VR
See what happens inside your heart when you exercise. Cardio VR takes you into a virtual cardiac MRI to explore how scans reveal the heart in action.
COVID’s Hidden Scars
Explore the hidden emotional toll of COVID on critical care nurses through an immersive installation of film, photography, textiles and art shaped by six years of research.
Cracks in the Façade
Cracks in the Façade brings men together through art to explore loneliness, pressure and vulnerability, opening up conversations about mental health and support.
Kaleidoscope
Create your own colourful butterfly and add it to Kaleidoscope, an interactive exhibit exploring how butterflies get their colours and why conservation matters.
Layered Presence
Step inside Layered Presence, a sensory installation inspired by Creswell Crags, combining sound, scent and painting to explore how early humans experienced shared space and belonging.
Memory and Identity, Life and Death
Discover how animal bones reveal stories of past lives, human relationships and changing environments through an exhibition bringing zooarchaeology and visual art together.
Mycelial Mind
Step inside a glowing world of fungi and discover how mycelium could help scientists build new links between the human brain and technology.
Many Faces, Many Stories
Ceramic heads shaped with people who have lived experience explore the many ways complex emotions can be felt and understood, challenging stigma around complex emotional needs.
Processing Dreams
Step into familiar Sheffield places transformed by AI and consider a big question: can we use artificial intelligence creatively without losing the human ideas behind the work?
Stories After the Flood
Through photography and creative writing, Stories After the Flood explores farmers’ ties to the land, and how climate change, extreme weather and disease are shaping the future of British food.
Streets on Screen
Explore migration, memory and belonging through film, photography and performance created with Sheffield’s Hong Kong community, inspired by research into Hong Kong cinema and diasporic culture.
What You (Don’t) See
Look again. This interactive optical artwork explores how technology can enable abuse and coercive control, revealing patterns that may be hidden at first glance.